Transcript Slide 1

Arlington Chamber of Commerce
Government Relations Council
Regional Water Planning
Jim Parks
December 8, 2010
The Big Picture – Texas Rainfall
Regional Water Planning
Region C – Water Supply Critical
 Rapid population growth in Region C
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Region C – Currently Available
Supplies and Projected Demands
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Regional Water Planning Process
 Senate Bill 1 - Texas Legislature in 1997
 Spurred by 1996 drought
 Population projected to double by 2060
 “Bottom up” water planning process
 Texas Water Development Board
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Adopted rules
Set out 16 regions
Named initial planning group members
Regional Water Planning Areas
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Region C - Geography
• Region C – 16-County Area
• 1/4 of Texas’ Population
• 1/12 of Texas’ Water Use
in 2000
• 90% is Surface Water
(vs. Groundwater)
• 35 Wholesale Water
Providers and 357 Water
User Groups
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Major North Texas Water Providers
Regional Water Planning Process
 50-year planning period with five-year
planning cycles
 Project population and water demand
 Evaluate existing supply
 Evaluate need for additional water
 Recommend strategies
 TCEQ water right permitting and
TWDB funding
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Potentially Feasible Strategies
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Planned 2060 Reuse & Municipal Conservation
Supplies by Region (2006 Plans)
15%
3%
26%
33%
0%
23%
Conservation & Reuse
Supply & Demand with Development
of New Water Management Strategies
Recommended Strategies – Volume
and Costs
Table ES-1
Recommended Major Water Management Strategies for Region C
Strategy
Toledo Bend
Reservoir
Marvin Nichols
Reservoir
TRWD Integrated
Pipeline
Lower Bois d'Arc
Creek Reservoir
Oklahoma Water
Lake Palestine
New Lake Texoma
(Blend)
Wright Patman Lake Raise Flood Pool
TRWD Wetlands
Tawakoni Pipeline
Lake Ralph Hall and
Reuse
Main Stem Trinity
River Pump Station
Region C Total
Supplier
Supply (Ac-Ft/Yr)
Supplier Capital Cost
NTMWD
TRWD
NTMWD
TRWD
UTRWD
200,000
200,000
174,840
280,000
35,000
$1,239,762,000
$1,937,420,000
$830,894,000
$2,371,116,000
$225,628,000
TRWD
179,000*
$702,008,046
NTMWD
123,000
$615,498,000
NTMWD
TRWD
Irving
UTRWD
DWU
50,000
50,000
25,000
15,000
107,347
$208,624,000
$441,548,000
$194,825,000
$96,083,000
$887,954,087
NTMWD
113,000
$336,356,000
DWU
112,100
$896,478,000
TRWD
DWU
105,500
69,128
$212,416,000
$496,243,000
UTRWD
52,437
$316,756,000
DWU and
NTMWD
41,029
$142,567,000
1,753,381
$12,152,176,133
* The TRWD Integra ted Pi pel i ne i s not a new s uppl y to the regi on a nd i s not i ncl uded i n the Regi on C Total
s uppl y.
Q&A and Contact Info
 Jim Parks
 Executive Director, North Texas Municipal
Water District
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[email protected], 972.442.5405
Chairman, Region C Water Planning
Group
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Region C Website
 www.regioncwater.org